Reviewer: nandog07, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 2

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 1

Comment: I have taken this medicine every night for 5 years--do no take this Rx--you WILL become addicted. I cannot sleep at all if I don't takeit--and sleep maybe 4 hours if I do. Causes TERRIBLE memory loss, daytime sleepiness,I wish I had never started--Doctor told me it was perfectly fine to take long term--WRONG !! STAY AWAY FROM THIS MEDICINE!!!!!!!

Comment:I have taken this medicine every night for 5 years--do no take this Rx--you WILL become addicted. I cannot sleep at all if I don't takeit--and sleep maybe 4 hours if I do. Causes TERRIBLE memory loss, daytime sleepiness,I wish I had never started--Doctor told me it was perfectly fine to take long term--WRONG !! STAY AWAY FROM THIS MEDICINE!!!!!!!Hide Full Comment

Comment: Ambien works great for me, you should take it on an empty stomach, go right to bed, and you'll ease off to sleep, the only thing is, it only lasts about 4-5 hrs for me, but really do not have a problem going back to sleep on my own.

Comment:Ambien works great for me, you should take it on an empty stomach, go right to bed, and you'll ease off to sleep, the only thing is, it only lasts about 4-5 hrs for me, but really do not have a problem going back to sleep on my own.Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: Andrew, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 5

Comment: I havent experienced any hallucinations that other people have had, but dreams while on Ambien are really quite lucid, and extraordinary. No loss of memory, but slight groggyness in the morning only lasting 10 to 30 minutes.

Comment:I havent experienced any hallucinations that other people have had, but dreams while on Ambien are really quite lucid, and extraordinary. No loss of memory, but slight groggyness in the morning only lasting 10 to 30 minutes. Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: Fireangel, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 2

Comment: This medication is a mixed blessing. My first time trying it, I was freaked out by the hallucinations- which also freaked out my son who slept on my floor that night because he was worried. I have gotten used to them and take the medicine and get into bed within 5-10 minutes of taking it. It works great! I get to sleep quickly, I sleep soundly all night, I don't think I sleep walk, and I wake
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Comment:This medication is a mixed blessing. My first time trying it, I was freaked out by the hallucinations- which also freaked out my son who slept on my floor that night because he was worried. I have gotten used to them and take the medicine and get into bed within 5-10 minutes of taking it. It works great! I get to sleep quickly, I sleep soundly all night, I don't think I sleep walk, and I wake up in the morning refreshed and not groggy.
The bad part of this is that it has caused some major changes in my personality-I'm moody, grouchy and irritable. I had a perfect photographic memory, and now I find myself sometimes struggling to remember things that I KNOW I know. I have been off antidepressants for awhile, but now I am starting to slip back into depression.
For sleep- it's great for me. For life... maybe not so much.
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